During these tense moments, when Americans of all races are struggling to make sense of the ongoing pattern of violence and mistrust, these five takeaways from Pew’s survey can help us understand how black and white communities view these urgent issues:

Earlier in September, the Delaware Department of Correction (DOC) reached a settlement with the Community Legal Aid Society and the ACLU in a lawsuit regarding solitary confinement for those with mental illness that will usher in major changes.

“Equal Justice Under Law”

This phrase, carved into the façade of the Supreme Court, is avalue towards which our justice system aspires, especially when it comes to criminal justice. For example, we know that Black males serve prison sentences 20% longer than

On August 3, President Obama announced that he was commuting the sentences of an additional 214 federal prisoners, marking the largest number of commutations in a single day in American history. In all, the President has now commuted 562 sentences as part of h

On June 24, the White House announced a series of new and continuing programs to expand educational opportunities and facilitate reentry for people who have been incarcerated.

One of the most notable parts of the Obama administration’s announcement was the

As the U.S. Congress slowly makes progress toward reforming the federal criminal justice system, a new report by the Vera Institute of Justice shows that states are leading the way in addressing over-criminalization, mass incarceration and the collateral

Early this year, President Obama announced sweeping changes to rules regarding the use of solitary confinement in federal prisons. While this executive order could affect up to 10,000 federal inmates, it does not address the tens of thousands of people held in

On April 28, the sponsors of the Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act (S. 2123) unveiled a series of mutually agreed upon revisions aimed at addressing some of the primary concerns that had been raised about the bill since its introduction last October.

Temple Beth El (TBE)/Jewish Community Center, Aptos, CA, and the RAC have both endorsed the Together to End Solitary (TES) campaign, a nationwide initiative to build public support and political power to ban the use of solitary confinement.